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Sheltering Collection (#9)

"Finding Refuge: Nature's Art of Sheltering" St Swithin and Dudley, two unlikely companions, seek shelter under the same tree during a sudden downpour

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10761167

Picture No. 10761167
Spotted Hyaena - 2 different aged young at a mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane) next to their burrow (Crocuta crocuta) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10760930

Picture No. 10760930
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10870474

Picture No. 10870474
Two Black Bear Cubs - watching from the safety of a tree (Ursus americanus) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10859754

Picture No. 10859754
Mule / Blacktail Deer - Fawn resting in grass (Odocoileus hemionus) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10852276

Picture No. 10852276
ROBBER CRAB / Coconut Crab - Sheltering in hollow Arenga sp. palm trunk. (Birgus latro ) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10770992

Picture No. 10770992
Long-haired Chihuahua - sheltering in in person's jacket Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10894656

Picture No. 10894656
Arabian Oryx - sheltering in shade (Oryx leucoryx) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10984373

Picture No. 10984373
Little Ringed Plover - adult tending chicks Bulgaria (Charadrius dubius) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10984375

Picture No. 10984375
Little Ringed Plover - adult tending chicks Bulgaria (Charadrius dubius) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10984374

Picture No. 10984374
Little Ringed Plover - adult faking injury to distract away from chicks Bulgaria (Charadrius dubius) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10984372

Picture No. 10984372
Little Ringed Plover - adult tending chicks Bulgaria (Charadrius dubius) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10984365

Picture No. 10984365
Greylag Goose - adult sheltering gosling from the cold in its feathers Island of Texel, Holland, Europe (Anser anser) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10762034

Picture No. 10762034
Leopard - female with cub (Panthera pardus) Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10745630

Picture No. 10745630
Horse in field shelter Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Baby Hippo

Baby Hippo
circa 1960: A baby hippopotamus shelters under his mother in their pen at a zoo. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageSheltering Collection: Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes breviceps) adult, sheltering in bottle, Lembeh Straits

Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes breviceps) adult, sheltering in bottle, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

Background imageSheltering Collection: Grumpy Sponge Crab (Mclaydromia dubia) adult, with sponge for protection, Lembeh Straits

Grumpy Sponge Crab (Mclaydromia dubia) adult, with sponge for protection, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, February

Background imageSheltering Collection: Redspot Sponge Crab (Lewindromia unidentata) adult, with straw mat for protection, Lembeh Straits

Redspot Sponge Crab (Lewindromia unidentata) adult, with straw mat for protection, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, February

Background imageSheltering Collection: Urchin Clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus) adult, sheltering in Black Longspine Sea Urchin

Urchin Clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus) adult, sheltering in Black Longspine Sea Urchin (Diadema setosum), Rinca Island, Komodo N.P. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, March

Background imageSheltering Collection: Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) adults, sheltering amongst Magnificent Sea Anemone

Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) adults, sheltering amongst Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) tentacles in reef habitat, Horseshoe Bay, Nusa Kode, Rinca Island, Komodo N.P

Background imageSheltering Collection: Barred Blenny (Cirripectes polyzona) adult, sheltering in hole, Gili Mota Island

Barred Blenny (Cirripectes polyzona) adult, sheltering in hole, Gili Mota Island, between Rinca and Flores Islands, Komodo N.P. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, March

Background imageSheltering Collection: Picture No. 10922135

Picture No. 10922135
Anemone Fish. Indian Ocean - living among sea anemone tentacles. (Amphiprion sp.).. Date:

Background imageSheltering Collection: Thunderbolt or lightning, 1508. Man sheltering under a tree struck by lightning or a thunderbolt

Thunderbolt or lightning, 1508. Man sheltering under a tree struck by lightning or a thunderbolt. From Margarita philosophica (The Pearl of Philosophy) by Gregor Reisch. (Basle, 1508)

Background imageSheltering Collection: Country woman with baby and young boy sheltering from an April shower. Seasonal illustration

Country woman with baby and young boy sheltering from an April shower. Seasonal illustration and poem for the month of April. Hand-coloured lithograph c1830

Background imageSheltering Collection: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) cygnet, sheltering under adult female at nest, Suffolk, England, May

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) cygnet, sheltering under adult female at nest, Suffolk, England, May

Background imageSheltering Collection: Stone Loach (Noemacheilus barbatulus) adult, sheltering in glass bottle on riverbed, River Trent

Stone Loach (Noemacheilus barbatulus) adult, sheltering in glass bottle on riverbed, River Trent, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, April

Background imageSheltering Collection: Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) adult, sheltering in Magnificent Sea Anemone

Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) adult, sheltering in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, September

Background imageSheltering Collection: Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas) adult, in hole on reef, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands

Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas) adult, in hole on reef, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

Background imageSheltering Collection: Bicolour Fangblenny (Plagiotremus laudandus) adult, sheltering in coral, Nyata Island

Bicolour Fangblenny (Plagiotremus laudandus) adult, sheltering in coral, Nyata Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, November

Background imageSheltering Collection: Domestic Sheep, flock heading into polytunnel shed to keep out of heat, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Domestic Sheep, flock heading into polytunnel shed to keep out of heat, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, August

Background imageSheltering Collection: Domestic Sheep, Swaledale sheep, flock sheltering behind drystone wall during snowstorm, Cumbria

Domestic Sheep, Swaledale sheep, flock sheltering behind drystone wall during snowstorm, Cumbria, England, March

Background imageSheltering Collection: White-throated Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) adult, looking out from shelter (captive)

White-throated Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) adult, looking out from shelter (captive)

Background imageSheltering Collection: Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) adult, sheltering from rain on house balcony during

Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) adult, sheltering from rain on house balcony during rainfall, Taiwan, April

Background imageSheltering Collection: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets, sheltering under adult female at nest, Suffolk, England, May

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets, sheltering under adult female at nest, Suffolk, England, May

Background imageSheltering Collection: Digital illustration of man sheltering under low bough of snow-covered tree with small fire for heat

Digital illustration of man sheltering under low bough of snow-covered tree with small fire for heat

Background imageSheltering Collection: Digital illustration of man inside bothy bag

Digital illustration of man inside bothy bag

Background imageSheltering Collection: Food left under a wooden bird shelter, close-up

Food left under a wooden bird shelter, close-up

Background imageSheltering Collection: Sheep in enclosure in a field

Sheep in enclosure in a field

Background imageSheltering Collection: Zoology: Birds, Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) protecting eggs, illustration

Zoology: Birds, Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) protecting eggs, illustration Biology, Zoology

Background imageSheltering Collection: Snapper and sea urchin

Snapper and sea urchin. Juvenile emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae) sheltering amongst the spines of a red sea urchin (Astropyga radiata)

Background imageSheltering Collection: Red Sea bannerfish on a reef

Red Sea bannerfish on a reef. Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) sheltering behind net fire coral (Millepora dichotoma) on a reef

Background imageSheltering Collection: Long-nosed leopard lizard C013 / 9798

Long-nosed leopard lizard C013 / 9798
Long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) sheltering from the sun. Photographed in Rattlesnake Canyon, Arizona, USA

Background imageSheltering Collection: Hopi rattlesnake C013 / 9797

Hopi rattlesnake C013 / 9797
Hopi rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius) sheltering from the sun. Photographed in Owl Canyon, Arizona, USA

Background imageSheltering Collection: Snail with umbrella, satirical artwork C013 / 6471

Snail with umbrella, satirical artwork C013 / 6471
Snail with umbrella, satirical artwork. Snails and slugs, which need to stay moist, are more active in wet weather

Background imageSheltering Collection: Sheltering from the sun

Sheltering from the sun
Gentleman shelters from the midday sun under his lovers wide-brimmed hat. Date: c. 1910

Background imageSheltering Collection: Veined Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) adult, resting on shell, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi

Veined Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) adult, resting on shell, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Background imageSheltering Collection: Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult with two chicks

Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult with two chicks, one chick sheltering under wing of parent, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, May

Background imageSheltering Collection: Sheltering on underground stations 1940

Sheltering on underground stations 1940
During the blitz of the Second World War, Londoners made uses of the underground tube stations as air raid shelters, because they felt secure. Date: 1940




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"Finding Refuge: Nature's Art of Sheltering" St Swithin and Dudley, two unlikely companions, seek shelter under the same tree during a sudden downpour. A hedgehog finds solace in a flower pot, its spines blending with the vibrant blooms as it seeks protection from predators. Church sheep huddle together behind ancient stone walls, seeking warmth and safety from the biting winds of winter. In the vast wilderness of Canada, a polar bear fiercely guards her precious cubs as they find refuge on an icy landscape. Playful kittens explore their surroundings, finding comfort among geraniums nestled inside flowerpots. A Jack Russell Terrier tenderly shelters her tiny puppy beneath her protective gaze, teaching it about love and security. Amidst rolling hills and misty moors stands a majestic Highland pony seeking respite from inclement weather in the embrace of nature's arms. Hermanns Tortoise ROG 7049 basks in the warm sun of Maouis, France while taking cover under dense foliage when needed - truly mastering the art of sheltering. Towering tree ferns stand tall like guardians in Kells Bay Gardens on Ireland's Iveragh Peninsula; providing sanctuary for delicate creatures seeking shade or protection from rain showers. Sheep gather behind sturdy stone walls within Peak District National Park to shield themselves against harsh elements that sweep across this rugged terrain with relentless force. Spotted amidst colorful sea anemones in tropical Indo-Pacific waters is a spine-cheek anemonefish; finding refuge within its symbiotic home away from potential dangers lurking beyond. A red fox gracefully treads through pristine snow-covered landscapes at Prince Albert National Park in Canada; adapting to survive by skillfully utilizing natural shelters during frigid winters.